Estimates of the number of missing persons in Iraq range from hundreds of thousands to well over a million. Over 300 mass graves have already been identified and numbers are growing as more are discovered. This has overwhelmed the limited resources that humanitarian organisations in Iraq can call upon.  Seven years after the discovery of the mass graves in Iraq, the families of the missing still have no answers.

The Iraq's Missing Campaign was established in 2010 to provide direct practical relief and support to the relatives of missing and disappeared persons in Iraq. We do this by both high-profile campaigning and support for local projects. The campaign will draw on the sucess of the feature film 'Son of Babylon' as it engages audiences across the world with its deeply moving story of missing people in Iraq.

Families of missing persons, regardless of nationality, race, religion, class, gender or political affiliation, have the right to access information concerning the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones, which is clearly defined in international statute. They are among the most traumatised by the situation in Iraq, many are refugees, and are highly vulnerable to political manipulation. Their pain is increased by the lingering uncertainty of their situation, which has been classed as a form of mental torture by the United Nations and the European Court for Human Rights.

IMC therefore exists to secure the action we need – at a local, national and international level – to provide answers and, hopefully, justice for the families of the 'missing' in Iraq and to ensure that crimes committed against Iraq's population are embedded in global historical memory.

The successful identification of missing people in Iraq will help bring peace to families who’s band of suffering stretches decades. We believe this is an essential ingredient in the post-conflict peace process.